Monthly Archives: May 2016

Golden Wings

A beautiful yellow shrub rose; one of my favorites in the park.  I love their color and their five delicate petals.  Here you go, Tim!  

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Memorial Day

(This post first appeared for Memorial Day 2015.  I think it is worth a repeat) Today for Memorial Day we honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country.  As with many other holidays, the original/true meaning of … Continue reading

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Carefree Celebration…

Is the name of this beautiful shrub rose that dwells in the Columbus Park of Roses; a park that has over 12,000 roses of more than 400 varieties.  I enjoy going to this park not only to see the roses … Continue reading

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Exploring the other sides – In Color

Monday I posted this image in black and white.  For the holiday weekend, I am sharing with you what it looks like in color as promised.  Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend and see you next week.  

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In and Out

And no, I don’t mean the burger place 😉  Viewing the full east side of the barn you can see that there are many windows and several doors into it.  I still cannot figure out how the farmer got in … Continue reading

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Ladder and Tire

I understand the use and need for the ladder, it is after all a very big barn, but the tire?  We speculated that maybe it was there to prevent some equipment from bumping into that support beam but who knows!  … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Inside and Outside

 

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She’s shy

This side of the barn looks as though she (I have claimed her as my favorite beautiful barn girl) is hiding this open side of her with a great big fan…made of trees.  Tomorrow we get closer to seeing what … Continue reading

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Exploring the other sides

Hopefully you aren’t bored with barns yet 😉 but this week I will be taking you in and through my favorite abandoned barn but they will all be in black and white.  Why you may ask?  Well, besides artistic license, … Continue reading

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Landscapes – Orton or No Orton?

So what is the Orton Effect?  According to Wikipedia ‘Orton imagery, also called an Orton slide sandwich or the Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two completely different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix … Continue reading

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